Petition shows public is rallying behind nurses' call to arms

By
JANICE HARRIS

Orange nurses are buoyed by the support of the public who have signed a petition to increase staff to patient ratios

SIGN HERE: Orange residents Nev Prince (back right) and Adam Hearne (front right) show their support for Orange nurses Matt Barr and Liz Rivas as part of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association campaign for more nurses to improve patient staff to patient ratios in regional hospitals. Photo: MARK LOGAN 0629mlnurses

ORANGE nurses are buoyed by the support of the public who have signed a petition to increase staff to patient ratios at the hospital.

Over the weekend, nurses asked residents to support their push for the government to improve staff to patient ratios, which was first raised in a statewide campaign by the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) last year.